But it will actually be painful to look at because, unlike the full moon that is this gorgeous disk in the sky, Betelgeuse is ...

A picturesque galaxy 40 million light-years away, NGC 5530 dazzles with its patchy spiral arms in the constellation Lupus.

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...

As the great detective said, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the ...

The imminent explosion of T Coronae Borealis is expected to create a temporary 'new star' in the night sky this week ...

Some of the most massive and influential stars in the universe are OB stars. These blue giants, many times more massive than ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be ...

The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

The Wolf-RAY star located at the center of Thor's helmet is expected to explode as a supernova within thousands of years.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is ...